Shoe



Jan- 14, m35-f J.V W. BARBEY ET AL SHOE Fi1ed,Ju1y 27, 1954 WITNESSES: `I I N V EN TORS vPatented Jan. 14, r1936 UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE Oakmont, Pa., assignors to J. Edwards & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application July 2t, 1934, serial N0. 737,178

1 Claim.

This invention relates to shoes, and more particularly to the construction of the quarter whereby new and improved effects are secured.

A further object of the invention is to provide a quarter composed of asingle sheet of material, so cut that one side of the quarter as constructed in the shoe will be higher than the other side, said higher side appearing at the inner side of the ankle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a quarter having identification means for readily indicating toy the user that side ofthe quarter which forms the inner side of the shoe.

The invention, therefore, comprises a quarter composed of a single sheet of material having an arcuate cut in its upper side, the arc of the outer side being cut upon a lesser radius than the arc of the opposite side, the difference in the radii of the arcs on each side of the cut corresponding to the difference in relative height of the bottom of the ankle bone on the inner and outer side of the foot of a prospective wearer plus the difierence in radii needed to give a curvature to the top edge of the inner side which will result in a snug and comfortable fit under the inner ankle bone and a cut-out or other indicia to indicate to the operator the particular side or end of the quarter intended for the inside without the necessity of comparing the sides in use.

The drawing illustra-tes an embodiment of the invention, and the views therein are as follows:

Figure 1 is a view of the quarter shown as a pattern in full lines,

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of a shoe embodying the quarter, and

Figure 3 is a view in rear elevation ,of a shoe embodying the quarter.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The quarter Ill employed in the present shoe is constructed of a single sheet ofmaterial having a V cut I I which, when the quarter is molded about the shoe, is stitched as at I2.

Thepresent quarter is intended to provide for a shoe having the quarter extending higher upon the inner side of the foot than upon the outer side, as indicated by the line I3 at Figure 3. This is accomplished by cutting the arc I4 about a center of curvature suiciently above the center of curvature of the arc I5 to compensate for the arc I4 being cut upon a greater radius than the arc I5. At I4 a dotted line is shown to indicate the rela tive diierences in curvature as would appear if the arc I4 were superimposed upon the arc I5.

In designing an oxford shoe of the conventional type, it is necessary to have the top edge of the outer side extend beneath the ankle bone. Prior to this invention it has been the practice to make the inner side of the same height as the outer side. As a result, the inner side of the shoe did not fit closely against the foot at its top edge and resulted in gaping between the foot and shoe. With an inner upper edge of the same height as the outer upper edge, it is impossible to obtain the desired fit which is provided by making the top edge of the inner side higher and of a diiTerent curvature. With this arrangement, the top edge M snugly fits against the foot of the wearer without any gaping.

The quarter is also provided with a dependent part IS which will occur upon the inner side of the shoe, which is longer than the corresponding dependent side il upon the opposite side. A dotted line I5 isl shown at Figure l indicating the diiierence in the cut between the parts I6 and I'I, as the two parts would appear if superimposed.

Because of the differences existing between the two sides or ends of the quarter necessitating their insertion into a shoe in proper relation and because of the relatively slight difference in appearance, a notch I8 is cut in one side along the lower marginal line to indicate to the operator when applying the quarter to the shoe construction that the inner part of the shoe is indicated by that section so designated.

By forming the arc I4 higher than the arc I5, and upon greater radius, a shoe is constructed having the inner side higher than the outer side as indicated by the line I3 at Figure 3, it being well known that the ankle joint is higher upon the inner side of the foot than upon the outer side, and that a shoe Yso constructed with the inner side, higher than the outer side, will produce greater comfort to the wearer than one Vwherein the sides are of substantially the same height.

The construction of the quarter in a single piece wherein only the V cut II is stitched provides a quarter presenting no seam upon the inside of the shoe at that point where wear upon the heel of the foot is objectionable, and, therefore, a more comfortable shoe is made possible.

The construction of the quarter in a single piece also reduces the amount of labor required in the construction of the shoe by the use of such quarter.

Of course, the shoe illustrated may be modified and changed in various ways without departing from the invention herein set forth and hereafter claimed.

We claim:-

A shoe of the oxford type comprising a quarter having a part at the outer side designed to provide the usual snug t, With the foot of a wearer beneath the ankle bone, and a corresponding part at the inner side having its upper edge extending higher than the corresponding edge on the outer side, said inner side having the usual curved formation with the upper edge of the inner side being of a different curvature from the curvature of the upper edge of the outer side to provide a snug t on the inner side of the foot of the wearer beneath the ankle bone.

JEAN W. BARBEY. ARNOLD BARTSCHI. 

